Reports Report 3994c (Event 3994-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeff H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I watch for satellites every night I can, and always see at least one any time i go and look - all directions, polar N->S, S->N, W-E - this was traveling extremely fast, very large fireball nearly white, very short trail that followed the ball, no apparent smoke of persistent residue, tracked it East until it flared slightly and just went out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hornbrook, CA |
| Latitude | 41° 55' 25.81'' N (41.923837°) |
| Longitude | 122° 34' 13.86'' W (-122.570516°) |
| Elevation | 681.918m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-25 19:36 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-26 02:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 327.2° |
| First azimuth | 271.8° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 47.84° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |